On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. ...

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks killed the last Russian emperor Nicholas II, and his numerous family. In 1917, Nicholas II abdicated on its own behalf, and on behalf of his son Alexei Nikolaevich, ...

On this day the famous Hundred Years’ War between England and France finally ended. One of the longest w ...

On this day the famous Hundred Years’ War between England and France finally ended. One of the longest wars in history lasted not only for 100, but as many as 116 years, from 1337 till 1453, fortunat ...

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the ...

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the Barefoot Carmelites of Mount Carmel, founded by the famous Saint Teresa of Ávila (also called S ...

Ernst Busch was the highest-ranking officer of the Wehrmacht who died in a prisoner of war camp in Englan ...

Ernst Busch was the highest-ranking officer of the Wehrmacht who died in a prisoner of war camp in England. Aldershot is located in the English county of Hampshire, approximately halfway between Londo ...

On this day in 1946, the Yugoslav communist authorities executed the famous Chetnik leader Draža Mihailov ...

On this day in 1946, the Yugoslav communist authorities executed the famous Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović. Four months before Mihailović's execution, the Partisans captured him near Višegrad, Bosni ...